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Major '''John Waller Hills''' [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|PC]] (1867 – 24 December 1938) was a British [[Liberal Unionist Party|Liberal Unionist]] and [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician.
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Major '''John Waller Hills''' [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|PC]] (1867 – 24 December 1938) was a British [[Liberal Unionist Party|Liberal Unionist]] and [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician and author.


The second son of Herbert Augustus and Anna Hills of [[High Head Castle]], [[Cumberland]], Hills was educated at [[Eton College|Eton]] and [[Balliol College, Oxford]]. In 1897 he married Stella Duckworth, step-daughter of [[Leslie Stephen]]. Three months into the marriage, Stella was taken ill with peritonitis, and died. Nevertheless, Hills retained a close connection with his wife's family after her death, including her half-sisters [[Virginia Woolf]] and [[Vanessa Bell]].<ref>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-45568?rskey=tOZNZ6&result=1 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Hills, John Waller]</ref> Woolf professed to dislike him, comparing his appearance to that of "an excellent highly polished well seasoned brown boot."<ref>Virginia Woolf, ''Diary of Virginia Woolf'', ed. Anne Olivier Bell and Andrew McNeillie (London: Hogarth Press, 1977–1984), Volume I, p. 170.</ref>
The second son of Herbert Augustus and Anna Hills of [[High Head Castle]], [[Cumberland]], Hills was educated at [[Eton College|Eton]] and [[Balliol College, Oxford]]. In 1897 he married Stella Duckworth, step-daughter of [[Leslie Stephen]]. Three months into the marriage, Stella was taken ill with peritonitis, and died. Nevertheless, Hills retained a close connection with his wife's family after her death, including her half-sisters [[Virginia Woolf]] and [[Vanessa Bell]].<ref>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-45568?rskey=tOZNZ6&result=1 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Hills, John Waller]</ref> Woolf professed to dislike him, comparing his appearance to that of "an excellent highly polished well seasoned brown boot."<ref>Virginia Woolf, ''Diary of Virginia Woolf'', ed. Anne Olivier Bell and Andrew McNeillie (London: Hogarth Press, 1977–1984), Volume I, p. 170.</ref>
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During [[World War I]] he served as a captain in the 4th Battalion of the [[Durham Light Infantry]]. He was promoted to the rank of Major in October 1915 and Acting Lieutenant-Colonel of the 20th Battalion in July 1916. He was wounded in September 1916, and [[mentioned in dispatches]].
During [[World War I]] he served as a captain in the 4th Battalion of the [[Durham Light Infantry]]. He was promoted to the rank of Major in October 1915 and Acting Lieutenant-Colonel of the 20th Battalion in July 1916. He was wounded in September 1916, and [[mentioned in dispatches]].


He was Liberal Unionist [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[City of Durham (UK Parliament constituency)|City of Durham]] from 1906 to 1918 and for the successor Durham City Division from 1918 to 1922, and Conservative member for [[Ripon (UK Parliament constituency)|Ripon]] from December 1925, following his victory in the [[Ripon by-election, 1925|by-election]]. He held ministerial office as [[Financial Secretary to the Treasury]] from 1922 to 1923.
He was Liberal Unionist [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[City of Durham (UK Parliament constituency)|City of Durham]] from 1906 to 1918 and for the successor Durham City Division from 1918 to 1922, and Conservative member for [[Ripon (UK Parliament constituency)|Ripon]] from December 1925, following his victory in the [[1925 Ripon by-election|by-election]]. He held ministerial office as [[Financial Secretary to the Treasury]] from 1922 to 1923.


In 1923, he was appointed by the government to the board of what would become [[Imperial Airways]].<ref>[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1923/1923%20-%200760.html "Appointment of Government Directors"] ''Flight'', 1923.</ref>
In 1923, he was appointed by the government to the board of what would become [[Imperial Airways]].<ref>[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1923/1923%20-%200760.html "Appointment of Government Directors"] ''Flight'', 1923.</ref>


He was appointed a [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|Privy Counsellor]] in 1929. He was due to be conferred a [[baronet]]cy in the 1939 [[New Year Honours]] but died before he could receive it. His five-year-old son Andrew Ashton Waller Hills was created a baronet, of Hills Court in the County of Kent,<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=34600 |date=21 February 1939 |page=1208 }}</ref> in his stead, whilst his wife was granted the style, title and place of the widow of a baronet.<ref>''[[The Times]]'', 10 February 1939, page 14, column 7.</ref> She was also active in politics, but for the Liberal party, standing for parliament at [[Hendon North (UK Parliament constituency)|Hendon North]] in 1959. Hills's son Sir Andrew Hills, 1st Baronet, died in February 1955, aged 21, when the title became extinct.
He was appointed a [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|Privy Counsellor]] in 1929. He was due to be conferred a [[baronet]]cy in the 1939 [[New Year Honours]] but died before he could receive it. His five-year-old son Andrew Ashton Waller Hills was created a baronet, of Hills Court in the County of Kent,<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=34600 |date=21 February 1939 |page=1208 }}</ref> in his stead, whilst his wife was granted the style, title and place of the widow of a baronet.<ref>''[[The Times]]'', 10 February 1939, page 14, column 7.</ref> She was also active in politics, but for the Liberal party, standing for parliament at [[Hendon North (UK Parliament constituency)|Hendon North]] in 1959. Hills's son Sir Andrew Hills, 1st Baronet, died in February 1955, aged 21, when the title became extinct.

Hills was also a notable fly fishing historian and author, with published works including:
*[[A History of Fly Fishing for Trout]], 1921
* A Summer on the Test, 1930<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hills |first1=John Waller |title=A Summer on the Test |date=1930 |publisher=Phillip Allen & Co. |location=London}}</ref>
* River Keeper: The Life of William James Lunn, 1934<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hills |first1=John Waller |title=River Keeper : The Life of William James Lunn |date=1934 |publisher=Geoffrey Bles |location=London}}</ref>
* My Sporting Life, 1936<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hills |first1=John Waller |title=My Sporting Life |date=1936 |publisher=Philip Allen & Co |location=London}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==Sources==
==Sources==
*Who Was Who
*''Who Was Who''


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Latest revision as of 01:38, 9 April 2024

The Right Honourable Major
John Hills
PC
Personal details
Born
John Waller Hills

1867
Died24 December 1938
Political partyLiberal Unionist Party (Former)
Military service
Allegiance Vereinigtes Königreich

Major John Waller Hills PC (1867 – 24 December 1938) was a British Liberal Unionist and Conservative politician and author.

The second son of Herbert Augustus and Anna Hills of High Head Castle, Cumberland, Hills was educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford. In 1897 he married Stella Duckworth, step-daughter of Leslie Stephen. Three months into the marriage, Stella was taken ill with peritonitis, and died. Nevertheless, Hills retained a close connection with his wife's family after her death, including her half-sisters Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell.[1] Woolf professed to dislike him, comparing his appearance to that of "an excellent highly polished well seasoned brown boot."[2]

During World War I he served as a captain in the 4th Battalion of the Durham Light Infantry. He was promoted to the rank of Major in October 1915 and Acting Lieutenant-Colonel of the 20th Battalion in July 1916. He was wounded in September 1916, and mentioned in dispatches.

He was Liberal Unionist Member of Parliament (MP) for City of Durham from 1906 to 1918 and for the successor Durham City Division from 1918 to 1922, and Conservative member for Ripon from December 1925, following his victory in the by-election. He held ministerial office as Financial Secretary to the Treasury from 1922 to 1923.

In 1923, he was appointed by the government to the board of what would become Imperial Airways.[3]

He was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1929. He was due to be conferred a baronetcy in the 1939 New Year Honours but died before he could receive it. His five-year-old son Andrew Ashton Waller Hills was created a baronet, of Hills Court in the County of Kent,[4] in his stead, whilst his wife was granted the style, title and place of the widow of a baronet.[5] She was also active in politics, but for the Liberal party, standing for parliament at Hendon North in 1959. Hills's son Sir Andrew Hills, 1st Baronet, died in February 1955, aged 21, when the title became extinct.

Hills was also a notable fly fishing historian and author, with published works including:

References

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  1. ^ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Hills, John Waller
  2. ^ Virginia Woolf, Diary of Virginia Woolf, ed. Anne Olivier Bell and Andrew McNeillie (London: Hogarth Press, 1977–1984), Volume I, p. 170.
  3. ^ "Appointment of Government Directors" Flight, 1923.
  4. ^ "No. 34600". The London Gazette. 21 February 1939. p. 1208.
  5. ^ The Times, 10 February 1939, page 14, column 7.
  6. ^ Hills, John Waller (1930). A Summer on the Test. London: Phillip Allen & Co.
  7. ^ Hills, John Waller (1934). River Keeper : The Life of William James Lunn. London: Geoffrey Bles.
  8. ^ Hills, John Waller (1936). My Sporting Life. London: Philip Allen & Co.

Sources

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  • Who Was Who
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for City of Durham
1906–1922 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Ripon
1925–1938 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Financial Secretary to the Treasury
1922–1923 		Succeeded by
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